Presidential Decree on deepening of economic reforms in the horticulture, fruit growing and viticulture sectors.

This Presidential Decree, in order to improve the efficiency and quality of vegetable, fruit and grape processing and to increase their export, mandates that the procedure for creating reorganized farms on cultivated areas of horticulture, fruit growing or viticulture cooperatives shall be run by a special commissions through open tender. Preferential rights shall be granted to cooperative members who have worked on the land in question under household contracts. The Decree also requires that land under orchards and vineyards be transferred to the winner of the tender on a long-term lease without the right to give, sale, mortgage, exchange or sublease the property.